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Uncategorized November 2026

NoiseWorks cuts plugin prices up to 40 percent through November 30

I was halfway through a mix on a Tuesday night, nudging a room mic down a decibel at…

Uncategorized November 2026

Gearnews rounds up the best microphones of 2026, modern and vintage alike

The mic locker at a studio I track in is a plywood shelf with thirty-odd microphones on it,…

Uncategorized October 2026

Tracking a String Band Around One Ribbon Mic: What the Bleed Actually Gives You

I set the ribbon up about four feet back from the fiddle player, pointed it slightly off-axis toward…

Gear October 2026

Four mics that keep earning their place on every session

There are four mics on the shelf by the door that never get put away between sessions. Two…

Recording October 2026

How to Record an Acoustic Guitar in a Bedroom Without Killing the Room

I recorded an acoustic guitar in a bedroom last Tuesday. Seven feet by nine, bookshelf on one wall,…

Plugins October 2026

Tape saturation plugins that actually sound like tape: a shootout

I keep a running note in my session log: “tape plugin on the mix bus, 1.5 dB of…

Plugins October 2026

Tape Emulation Plugins That Don’t Sound Like Bad Photoshop

The first tape plugin I bought was a mistake. It made everything sound like a JPEG run through…

Recording October 2026

How to record a drum kit in a small untreated room without it sounding boxy

The first time I recorded drums in my own room, I thought the kit sounded fine. Then I…

Mixing October 2026

Drum Bus Compression: Slow Attack, Fast Release, and Stop Overthinking It

Most of what gets written about the drum bus is wrong for the room I work in. The…

Plugins October 2026

What a big plugin sale actually means for your mixes (and when to skip it)

The sale email lands on a Tuesday. Forty percent off everything, sixty hours left, a countdown clock ticking…